Maryland Apple Store Workers Vote to Unionize. Now What? June 22, 2022 The historic vote by employees of a Maryland Apple store to unionize — a first for the technology giant —...
Hey Siri, What’s Next for AI and Robotics in Insurance? June 22, 2022 By Elizabeth Blosfield A lot has changed in the world of automation since Apple first launched its virtual assistant, Siri, on October 4,...
Digital Insurer Startup Wefox Seeks Funding at Over $5 Billion Value June 22, 2022 By Katie Roof, Dinesh Nair and Ivan Levingston Wefox, the German digital insurer, is in advanced discussions to raise fresh funding at a valuation of $5 billion to...
Acrisure Acquires UK Independent Brokerage Russell Scanlan June 22, 2022 U.S.-based insurance broker Acrisure reports that it has acquired UK independent specialty broker Russell Scanlan in Nottingham. The deal is...
U.S. Solar Developers to Spend $6 Billion to Boost Domestic Supply Chain June 22, 2022 A group of U.S. solar energy project developers on Tuesday said they would jointly spend about $6 billion to support...
Agent-Focused Home Insurer Openly Closes $75 Million Funding Round June 22, 2022 Boston-based Openly, an insurtech homeowners insurer distributing through independent agents, has closed a $75 million Series C investment. According to...
Buffett’s Dairy Queen Loses Lawsuit Over ‘Blizzard’ Name June 22, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge ruled that Dairy Queen cannot stop W.B. Mason Co from selling “Blizzard” bottled spring water, the same...
Florida CFO Steps in, Urges Court to Uphold PTSD Benefits for Firefighter June 22, 2022 By William Rabb Florida’s chief financial officer has stepped into the middle of a firefighters’ workers’ compensation appeal on a mental stress claim,...
EU Balks at U.S. Plan to Use Insurance to Cap Russian Oil Prices June 22, 2022 By Alberto Nardelli, Michael Nienaber and Ivan Levingston European officials are skeptical of a U.S. push to set a price cap on Russian oil by potentially easing an...
Turkish Insurers Facing Severe Strain, Fitch Ratings Warns June 22, 2022 Turkish insurers are facing one of their most challenging operating environments of the past decade, with earnings and capital adequacy...